From the ETH Domain

At EPFL researchers are working together with colleagues from Italy on the construction of a time machine that will allow you to immerse yourself in the Venice of the past.
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Storing power in gas

"Power-to-gas" is the name of the concept aimed at connecting the power network to the natural gas network. Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute hope that it will enable solar and wind energy to be stored longer.
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Genetics for conservation

Researchers at WSL are using genetics as an effective conservation tool, making the new techniques practical for users.
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The ETH Domain continued its efforts to increase the proportion of women professors in 2018. About one in three of the new professorships was filled by women. The gender strategy that had been adopted last year was successfully implemented.

At its meeting of 12/13 December 2018, the ETH Board appointed a total of 20 professors and awarded the title of professor to seven individuals. It also took note of the resignations of six professors and thanked them for their services.

The Federal Council appointed Professor Joël Mesot as the new president of ETH Zurich. Joël Mesot has been director of the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) since 2008 and currently holds professorships at the two federal institutes of technology in Zurich and Lausanne. Professor Mesot takes up his new position on 1 January 2019.

At its meeting of 26/27 September 2018, the ETH Board emphasised the great significance of international cooperation and networking for education, research and innovation. Without a framework agreement with the EU, there is a danger that Switzerland will be excluded from the EU’s research framework programmes.

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